expectō — meaning in English

English meaning

• await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
• expect verb To believe that something will happen.
• look verb To direct one's eyes toward something in order to see it.
• wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.

Senses

expectō is used for these senses in English:

• await (transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
• await (transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
• look To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
• wait (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

expect — full definition

1. verb To believe that something will happen.
2. verb To regard something as required or owed.
3. verb To be pregnant.

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